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Think about taking a leap to the open carry world. Anyone have any suggestions for a high ride, close to the body owb holster for my g27? Was thinking maybe a bianchi black widow. Any advice or pics of yours would be great!
Thanks.

Think about taking a leap to the open carry world. Anyone have any suggestions for a high ride, close to the body owb holster for my g27? Was thinking maybe a bianchi black widow. Any advice or pics of yours would be great!
Thanks.

Think about taking a leap to the open carry world. Anyone have any suggestions for a high ride, close to the body owb holster for my g27? Was thinking maybe a bianchi black widow. Any advice or pics of yours would be great!
Thanks.

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Unless you are ready to look at every single person that gets close to you as a threat, I suggest something that has at least level II retention. That's the main reason I carry concealed so often. I don't have a holster at the moment that has anything more than just passive retention. You should count the times you will be in a public setting that someone you don't particularly trust is behind you in line or standing out of you direct line of sight. IMI has some nice units.

Unless you are ready to look at every single person that gets close to you as a threat, I suggest something that has at least level II retention. That's the main reason I carry concealed so often. I don't have a holster at the moment that has anything more than just passive retention. You should count the times you will be in a public setting that someone you don't particularly trust is behind you in line or standing out of you direct line of sight. IMI has some nice units.

Unless you are ready to look at every single person that gets close to you as a threat, I suggest something that has at least level II retention. That's the main reason I carry concealed so often. I don't have a holster at the moment that has anything more than just passive retention. You should count the times you will be in a public setting that someone you don't particularly trust is behind you in line or standing out of you direct line of sight. IMI has some nice units.

It's been my experience over 30+ years of carrying that if your holster rides too high, the butt tends to pop out. This is especially true with shorter barrel pistols. For the G23 I carry every day I like the Galco Concealment holster and Milt Sparks 55BN. The sparks doesn't hold quite as close to the body as the Galco but it is one of the most comfortable designs I've ever used.

Do you guys really open-carry in public places without some sort of active retention holster?

I bought one of those Glock sport / combat holsters and you certainly won't have to worry about anyone pulling your gun out of that thing... Including yourself. It is unbelievably sticky and gives an amazing wedgie. I thought I'd use it at the range and for IDPA while I wait on my Raven Concealment Phantom, but yeah, not even after removing the retention tabs and using a 5.11 Tactical 1.5" belt was I able to draw from that thing without significant pant-groin trauma.

I'd recommend at least a level II holster. As stated before, you never know what someone else is thinking, and what they will do. With just a regular level I holster you won't have enough time to react. People always say oh I keep my guard up, etc. etc. but 9 times out of 10, action will beat reaction. In the police academy I borrowed a friends blackhawk serpa level 3 holster with a glock 35, and someone who knows how to work a holster can either get it out completely, or get in a decent fight for your life before you know it. Someone behind me could snatch my glock out of a blackhawk level 3 holster before I could react fast enough.

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